Shannon Gabriel

Fast bowler Chemar Holder has returned from injury to be included in a 17-man West Indies squad for their two-Test series against Pakistan that gets under way at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Thursday.

West Indies on Tuesday recalled fast bowler Shannon Gabriel for next month's two-Test series in Zimbabwe with Jayden Seales sidelined after undergoing knee surgery.

West Indies skipper Jason Holder took six wickets and Shannon Gabriel four as England were dismissed for 204 on day two of the first Test at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday.

West Indian fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has retired from international cricket at the age of 34. Gabriel debuted in 2010 and played 59 Tests, 25 ODIs, and two T20Is, securing 202 wickets across all formats.

Shannon Gabriel's prospects of facing England in next week's series opener at Southampton increased after he was formally added to the West Indies Test squad on Thursday.

West Indies pacer Shannon Gabriel says he wants to forget last year's controversy involving him and England skipper Joe Root but insisted that the truth did not come out in its entirety.

Check live cricket score, scorecard and ball by ball commentary of 1st Test match between India and West Indies on Times of India.

West Indies selectors named a 14-member squad for a tri-series in Ireland without their premier stars, currently plying their trade in the Indian Premier League.

West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach struck early to remove Dimuth Karunaratne in just the fifth over of Sri Lanka's second innings but the visitors knuckled down to reach 67 for one at lunch, still 35 runs behind, on the third day of the first Test in Antigua on Tuesday.

Kyle Mayers is determined not to become a one-hit wonder after a double century on his Test debut guided West Indies to an improbable Test win over Bangladesh.

Teenager Prithvi Shaw became the youngest Indian to score a century on Test debut as the hosts took opening day honours in the first match against the West Indies on Thursday.

The 32-year-old Gabriel, who is returning from an injury, had played a major part in West Indies' 2-1 over England at home in 2019. "I don't think the plans should change too much from what we did in the Caribbean," said the fast bowler.

The 32-year-old right-arm quick arrived in England as one of 11 reserve players, with doubts about his fitness following an ankle injury. But the team's coach Phil Simmons told British media on Monday that Gabriel could join the touring party and he was looking fit.

Bangladesh were struggling at 105/4 at stumps of day two in their must-win second Test on Friday, after the West Indies scored 409 runs in the first innings.

The present West Indies fast bowling ensemble can justifiably be called one of the weakest ever in their Test history. The trio of skipper Jason Holder (21 wickets from 12 Tests), Shannon Gabriel (34 from 16) and Carlos Brathwaite (1 from 2) is anything but intimidating.

The West Indies are showing signs that they are developing a pace attack that could stand comparison with the great Caribbean sides of the past, assistant coach Roddy Estwick said on Monday.

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder and batsman Darren Bravo will return to the squad for the two-Test series at home to Sri Lanka, the country's cricket board (CWI) said on Friday.

West Indies captain Jason Holder posted career-best Test bowling figures with six wickets as his side dominated the second day of the first Test against England on Thursday. Making full use of the murky conditions, all-rounder Holder took six for 42 and paceman Shannon Gabriel claimed four wickets as England were dismissed for 204.

West Indies fielding coach Nic Pothas did not reveal much about Jason Holder's ankle injury, which ruled him out of the first Test, but said the skipper was carrying the pain and injury from the preceding training camp in Dubai.

West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel feels the visiting pace bowling unit will be holding on to its "successful" plans deployed against England in the 2019 home series in the upcoming three Test series in July.